The mod is set in 7th century Britain where the wounds from the multitude of foreign invaders ravaging the country are still healing. The Roman Legions have long gone, Jutes, Saxons and Angles have invaded at a time of turmoil and are all but ready to take advantage of the current power vacuum, they have travelled from Northern Germania after being pushed west by the Huns and other peoples from the steppes, . To unite Britain and Ireland, a strong hero of legend is needed. They will be Brytenwalda, High King of Britain.